The Southeastern Conference (SEC), on Feb. 24, named Sushil Adhikari as Auburn’s honoree for the SEC Faculty Achievement Award.
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Researchers fight high mortality rate of largemouth bass
Vaccine development made possible by $300,000 USDA-NIFA grant Largemouth bass producers may soon have a new vaccine for a common pathogen affecting the unusually death-prone fish species. Auburn University researchers are working to lower the fish’s near 80% mortality...
Biosystems Engineering dominates at 2024 ASABE International Meeting
Jeremy Henderson Auburn University's Department of Biosystems Engineering (BSEN) was hard to miss at the 2024 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting recently held in Anaheim, California. And hard to beat. Auburn...
Horticulture’s Kaylen Anderson wins Employee of the Year
“It’s a dream to work for Auburn. I love Auburn,” Anderson said. “I’m forever grateful for the experience, the amazing people I’ve met and the friendships I’ve made.”
Auburn research looks to boost average peanut yields
U.S. peanut producers have seen peaks and valleys in their yields over the years, prompting researchers at Auburn University to…
Endowed Professor Nannan Liu demonstrates excellence in research
A seasoned researcher and administrator in the Auburn University College of Agriculture and one of the top 2% of entomologists in the world got her start in the field because of the kindness of a neighbor.
Top scientist for nation's 'Feed the Future' to lecture March 31 in Auburn
The chief scientist for the nation’s efforts to solve global hunger and food insecurity will present a lecture, “The End of Hunger: from Vision to Reality,” in Auburn Thursday, March 31, at 4 p.m. in the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center...
Auburn Grad School honors five College of Ag students
Five College of Agriculture doctoral and master’s students are among 24 graduate students campus-wide who have been selected as winners in the Auburn University Graduate School’s 2015-16 awards program. Lauren Jescovitch, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Fisheries,...
Fasina named interim associate dean for research and assistant director in agriculture
AUBURN, Ala.—Auburn University Alumni Professor and undergraduate program coordinator Oladiran Fasina has been named interim associate dean for research in the College of Agriculture and interim assistant director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station...
Animal sciences faculty member, student honored by American Society of Animal Sciences
Carolyn Huntington, undergraduate program officer for the Department of Animal Sciences, and Ellen Rankins, a senior in equine science, were recognized by the American Society of Animal Sciences’ Southern Section during the group’s annual meeting in San Antonio in...
AAES high-yield initiative to consider economics, irrigation
Part 2by PAUL HOLLISWhile crops research being conducted by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) is attempting to attain high yields with maximum inputs, economics also are being considered, with an eye toward ensuring cost efficiency for farmers.“We...
New soil testing options now available
by PAUL HOLLISAlabama farmers now have new options available when it comes to sampling their soils, including a Soil Quality Index (SQI) and technology that allows for grid sampling.Charles Mitchell, a professor in the College of Agriculture Crop, Soil and...
Auburn University joins initiative to give farmers control of data
AUBURN, Ala.— Auburn University has joined a new initiative dedicated to the mission of helping farmers better control, manage and maximize the value of the data they collect every day in the fields. The Agricultural Data Coalition is the result of years of planning...
Cultivating agriculture's future
Alumni mentoring program gives grads an opportunity to influence individuals and the industry by MARY CATHERINE GASTON Ask folks who have interacted with Grace Smith Ellis, and they will tell you that the 2006 Auburn College of Agriculture grad has got it together....
Patterson named Auburn College of Agriculture dean, AAES director
AUBURN, Ala.— Auburn University alumnus Paul Patterson, who has served as associate dean for instruction in Auburn’s College of Agriculture for almost seven years, has been named dean of the college and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station,...
Auburn team places fourth in 2016 Collegiate Turf Bowl
A foursome of Auburn Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences students claimed fourth-place honors in the 2016 Collegiate Turf Bowl, held during the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s annual meeting the second week of February in San...
Appel honored for scientific leadership
Auburn University entomologist Arthur Appel, who most recently served as interim dean of the College of Agriculture and interim director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of...
AAES research aims to replicate top crop yields
Part 1 by PAUL HOLLIS “How high can crop yields go? Researchers at Auburn University’s Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station intend to find out just that with a new initiative that aims to replicate the outstanding yields being achieved by some of the nation’s top...
No off-season for variety trial researchers
Alabama Cooperative Extension System As farmers were planning this year’s crop, Alabama Cooperative Extension professionals and Auburn University College of Agriculture faculty were working ahead to determine the best varieties for farmers across the state....
Working across state lines to increase fruit tree production
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture is working across state lines with other land-grant institutions to help increase fruit tree production in the U.S.Nearly 30 land-grant institutions, representative of the Western, North-Central, Southern and Northeastern...
Horticulture faculty, students bring home honors
Auburn Department of Horticulture faculty members Jay Spiers and Joseph Kemble received recognition for outstanding contributions to the horticulture industry during the 2016 annual meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science’s Southern Region in San...
Four ag faculty honored in awards ceremony
Four College of Agriculture faculty members were awarded prestigious honors during Auburn University’s 2015-16 Faculty Awards ceremony Feb. 2. Wallace Berry, associate professor in the Department of Poultry Science, received the Alumni Undergraduate Teaching...
$2.5 million named gift to honor poultry industry pioneer
AUBURN, Ala.—A new, state-of-the-art poultry science research and education complex to be constructed on the north campus of Auburn University over the next two years will be named in honor of a forward-thinking poultry industry pioneer, thanks to an Atlanta, Georgia,...
Ag Ambassadors gear up for China study tour
by MARY CATHERINE GASTON For poultry science senior John Allen Nichols, a trip to China this summer will be a first. While it won’t be the first time the Trussville native has traveled internationally, it will be his first as an ambassador. As president of the Auburn...
Fall graduate doesn’t let brittle bones slow her down
by JAMIE CREAMER Two things made Danielle Tadych’s graduation from Auburn University in December over-the-top special. First, she graduated alongside Chris, her year-older brother and near-constant companion for the past 21 years. Even before he cleared the stage with...
Auburn scientists: Widespread outbreak of Zika virus not likely in United States
by MAGGIE LAWRENCE AUBURN, Ala.—Public health officials are working to contain an outbreak of Zika virus across Central and South America. But scientists at Auburn University do not believe that the United States will face the disease in the numbers appearing in...
Coming fall 2016: undergraduate food science degree
by PAUL HOLLISThe College of Agriculture’s food science program will get a major boost this fall when it changes from an option in poultry science to a full-fledged bachelor of science degree.The new interdisciplinary degree program, approved by Auburn’s Board of...
Top scientist for nation's 'Feed the Future' to lecture March 31 in Auburn
The chief scientist for the nation’s efforts to solve global hunger and food insecurity will present a lecture, “The End of Hunger: from Vision to Reality,” in Auburn Thursday, March 31, at 4 p.m. in the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center...
Auburn Grad School honors five College of Ag students
Five College of Agriculture doctoral and master’s students are among 24 graduate students campus-wide who have been selected as winners in the Auburn University Graduate School’s 2015-16 awards program. Lauren Jescovitch, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Fisheries,...
Fasina named interim associate dean for research and assistant director in agriculture
AUBURN, Ala.—Auburn University Alumni Professor and undergraduate program coordinator Oladiran Fasina has been named interim associate dean for research in the College of Agriculture and interim assistant director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station...
Animal sciences faculty member, student honored by American Society of Animal Sciences
Carolyn Huntington, undergraduate program officer for the Department of Animal Sciences, and Ellen Rankins, a senior in equine science, were recognized by the American Society of Animal Sciences’ Southern Section during the group’s annual meeting in San Antonio in...
AAES high-yield initiative to consider economics, irrigation
Part 2by PAUL HOLLISWhile crops research being conducted by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES) is attempting to attain high yields with maximum inputs, economics also are being considered, with an eye toward ensuring cost efficiency for farmers.“We...
New soil testing options now available
by PAUL HOLLISAlabama farmers now have new options available when it comes to sampling their soils, including a Soil Quality Index (SQI) and technology that allows for grid sampling.Charles Mitchell, a professor in the College of Agriculture Crop, Soil and...
Auburn University joins initiative to give farmers control of data
AUBURN, Ala.— Auburn University has joined a new initiative dedicated to the mission of helping farmers better control, manage and maximize the value of the data they collect every day in the fields. The Agricultural Data Coalition is the result of years of planning...
Cultivating agriculture's future
Alumni mentoring program gives grads an opportunity to influence individuals and the industry by MARY CATHERINE GASTON Ask folks who have interacted with Grace Smith Ellis, and they will tell you that the 2006 Auburn College of Agriculture grad has got it together....
Patterson named Auburn College of Agriculture dean, AAES director
AUBURN, Ala.— Auburn University alumnus Paul Patterson, who has served as associate dean for instruction in Auburn’s College of Agriculture for almost seven years, has been named dean of the college and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station,...
Auburn team places fourth in 2016 Collegiate Turf Bowl
A foursome of Auburn Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences students claimed fourth-place honors in the 2016 Collegiate Turf Bowl, held during the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s annual meeting the second week of February in San...
Appel honored for scientific leadership
Auburn University entomologist Arthur Appel, who most recently served as interim dean of the College of Agriculture and interim director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of...
AAES research aims to replicate top crop yields
Part 1 by PAUL HOLLIS “How high can crop yields go? Researchers at Auburn University’s Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station intend to find out just that with a new initiative that aims to replicate the outstanding yields being achieved by some of the nation’s top...
No off-season for variety trial researchers
Alabama Cooperative Extension System As farmers were planning this year’s crop, Alabama Cooperative Extension professionals and Auburn University College of Agriculture faculty were working ahead to determine the best varieties for farmers across the state....
Working across state lines to increase fruit tree production
Auburn University’s College of Agriculture is working across state lines with other land-grant institutions to help increase fruit tree production in the U.S.Nearly 30 land-grant institutions, representative of the Western, North-Central, Southern and Northeastern...
Horticulture faculty, students bring home honors
Auburn Department of Horticulture faculty members Jay Spiers and Joseph Kemble received recognition for outstanding contributions to the horticulture industry during the 2016 annual meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science’s Southern Region in San...
Four ag faculty honored in awards ceremony
Four College of Agriculture faculty members were awarded prestigious honors during Auburn University’s 2015-16 Faculty Awards ceremony Feb. 2. Wallace Berry, associate professor in the Department of Poultry Science, received the Alumni Undergraduate Teaching...
$2.5 million named gift to honor poultry industry pioneer
AUBURN, Ala.—A new, state-of-the-art poultry science research and education complex to be constructed on the north campus of Auburn University over the next two years will be named in honor of a forward-thinking poultry industry pioneer, thanks to an Atlanta, Georgia,...
Ag Ambassadors gear up for China study tour
by MARY CATHERINE GASTON For poultry science senior John Allen Nichols, a trip to China this summer will be a first. While it won’t be the first time the Trussville native has traveled internationally, it will be his first as an ambassador. As president of the Auburn...
Fall graduate doesn’t let brittle bones slow her down
by JAMIE CREAMER Two things made Danielle Tadych’s graduation from Auburn University in December over-the-top special. First, she graduated alongside Chris, her year-older brother and near-constant companion for the past 21 years. Even before he cleared the stage with...
Auburn scientists: Widespread outbreak of Zika virus not likely in United States
by MAGGIE LAWRENCE AUBURN, Ala.—Public health officials are working to contain an outbreak of Zika virus across Central and South America. But scientists at Auburn University do not believe that the United States will face the disease in the numbers appearing in...
Coming fall 2016: undergraduate food science degree
by PAUL HOLLISThe College of Agriculture’s food science program will get a major boost this fall when it changes from an option in poultry science to a full-fledged bachelor of science degree.The new interdisciplinary degree program, approved by Auburn’s Board of...